back at it again

The gap between Nylander and Domi isn't as wide as you think! Nylander scores more goals for sure but with linemates like Mathews, Hyman and Tavares its not hard to put up those kinds of numbers. lets see what he can do with Gauthier and Kerfoot

The Kings aren't trading 2nd round picks. They have no interest in Dermott either. Drop Dermott and the 2nd and the Kings would go for it.

However, there is literally 0 chance Walker signs for that contract. He's getting $2.5M minimum.

What about this package deal
Nylander + Kapanen + Dermott
for
Domi + Juuslen + Armia + 2nd and 4th round pick

I like Domi but I'd do that.

Juulsen has almost no value, he's played 37 games (mostly in the AHL) professionally in the last two years. I like Armia, but trading Kapanen for a middle six forward doesn't address team need like trading him for a top 4 defenseman would.



I understand they shouldn't normally trade picks in a rebuild but they're lacking punch up front. The value of Kapanen for Walker one-for-one isn't really there on our end, imo. We would shed cap but we could probably get a better top 4 rhd, which makes me somewhat question my trade proposal in the first place. Apparently, Kapanen has a surprising amount of value still (teams probably look at intensity and foot speed here, and consider the playmaking he needs to score is unavailable to him as a RW-exclusive player).

As far as Walker signing, he's an RFA so his bargaining is relatively limited, although I do have a bit of cap leftover that could possibly bump his salary up.